No. 18-1259
 
Title: Brett Jones, Petitioner
v.
Mississippi
Docketed: March 29, 2019
Linked with: 18A840
Lower Ct: Court of Appeals of Mississippi
   Case Numbers: (2015-KA-00899-COA)
   Decision Date: December 14, 2017
Discretionary Court Decision Date: November 29, 2018
Questions Presented
 
Proceedings and Orders
Feb 15 2019 Application (18A840) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 27, 2019 to March 29, 2019, submitted to Justice Alito.
Main Document Lower Court Orders/Opinions Proof of Service
Feb 19 2019 Application (18A840) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until March 29, 2019.
Mar 29 2019 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 29, 2019)
Apr 03 2019 Waiver of right of respondent Mississippi to respond filed.
Apr 10 2019 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/26/2019.
Apr 22 2019 Response Requested. (Due May 22, 2019)
May 17 2019 Motion of Mississippi for an extension of time not accepted for filing. (May 28, 2019)
May 17 2019 Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 22, 2019 to June 11, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
May 22 2019 Motion of Scholars of Criminal Law for leave to file amicus brief not accepted for filing. (Corrected verison submitted).
May 22 2019 Brief amici curiae of Scholars of Criminal Law filed. (5/31/2019)
Jun 03 2019 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including June 11, 2019.
Jun 11 2019 Brief of respondent Mississippi in opposition filed.
Jun 25 2019 Reply of petitioner Brett Jones filed.
Jun 26 2019 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
Feb 26 2020 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/28/2020.
Mar 02 2020 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/6/2020.
Mar 09 2020 Petition GRANTED.
Mar 13 2020 Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
Mar 26 2020 Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including June 5, 2020. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 14, 2020. Petitioner's reply brief on the merits is due pursuant to Rule 25.3.
Jun 05 2020 Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
Jun 05 2020 Brief of petitioner Brett Jones filed.
Jun 12 2020 Brief amici curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, et al. filed.
Jun 12 2020 Brief amici curiae of Juvenile Law Center, et al. filed.
Jun 12 2020 Brief amici curiae of Madge Jones, Tony Jones, Marty Jones and Nicolle Olson filed.
Jun 12 2020 Brief amici curiae of The ACLU Foundation, et al. filed.
Jun 12 2020 Brief amicus curiae of Jonathan F. Mitchell & Adam K. Mortara in support of neither party filed.
Jun 12 2020 Brief amici curiae of Erwin Chemerinsky, et al. filed.
Jun 12 2020 Brief amici curiae of Current and Former Prosecutors, Department of Justice Officials, and Judges filed.
Jun 12 2020 Brief amicus curiae of The American Bar Association filed.
Aug 14 2020 Brief of respondent Mississippi filed.
Aug 19 2020 SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, November 3, 2020.
Aug 21 2020 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
Aug 21 2020 Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Aug 21 2020 Brief amici curiae of State of Indiana, et al. filed.
Aug 21 2020 Brief amicus curiae of Populi filed.
Aug 21 2020 Brief amicus curiae of Criminal Justice Legal Foundation filed.
Aug 21 2020 Brief amici curiae of National Organization of Victims of Juvenile Murderers, et al. filed. (9/4/2020) (Distributed)
Aug 31 2020 Record requested from the Supreme Court of Mississippi.
Sep 02 2020 CIRCULATED
Sep 09 2020 Record of the Supreme Court of Mississippi electronically received (includes circuit court record).
Sep 14 2020 Reply of petitioner Brett Jones filed. (Distributed)
Oct 05 2020 Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Nov 03 2020 Argued. For petitioner: David M. Shapiro, Chicago, Ill. For respondent: Krissy C. Nobile, Deputy Solicitor General, Jackson, Miss.; and Frederick Liu, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)
Apr 22 2021 Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Kavanaugh, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., Alito, Gorsuch, and Barrett, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment. Sotomayor, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Breyer and Kagan, JJ., joined.
May 24 2021 MANDATE ISSUED.
May 24 2021 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
David Michael Shapiro
Counsel of Record
Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center
375 East Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611
david.shapiro@law.northwestern.edu
Ph: 312-503-0711
Party name: Brett Jones


Attorneys for Respondents
Krissy Casey Nobile
Counsel of Record
MS Office of Capital Post-Conviction Counsel
239 N. Lamar Street
Suite 404
Jackson, MS 39201
knobile@pcc.state.ms.us
Ph: 601-359-5733
Party name: Mississippi


Other Attorneys
Ginger D. Anders
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
601 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Suite 500E
Washington, DC 20001-5369
GINGER.ANDERS@MTO.COM
Ph: 202-220-1107
Party name: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Mississippi Office of State Public Defender, and the Mississippi Public Defenders Association


David D. Cole
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation
915 15th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
dcole@aclu.org
Ph: 212-549-2611
Party name: The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, The ACLU of Mississippi, The American Conservative Union Foundation, The Rutherford Institute, The R Street Institute, and Larry W. Yackle


Thomas M. Fisher
EdChoice, Inc.
111 Monument Circle
Suite 2650
Indianapolis, IN 46204
tfisher@edchoice.org
Ph: 317-681-0745
Party name: State of Indiana, et al.


Brian H. Fletcher
Acting Solicitor General
United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001
SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov
Ph: 202-514-2217
Party name: United States


Mitchell Keiter
Keiter Appellate Law
The Beverly Hills Law Building, 424 South Beverly Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
mitchell.keiter@gmail.com
Ph: 13105538533
Party name: Amicus Populi


Judy Perry Martinez
American Bar Association
321 N. Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60654
AmicusBriefs@americanbar.org
Ph: 312-988-5000
Party name: The American Bar Association


Mary B. McCord
Institute for Constitutional Advocacy & Protection
600 New Jersey Ave NW
Washington, DC 20001
mbm7@georgetown.edu
Ph: 202-661-6607
Party name: Current and Former Prosecutors, Department of Justice Officials, and Judges


Taylor Ann Rausch Meehan
Consovoy McCarthy PLLC
1600 Wilson Blvd.
Suite 700
Arlington, VA 22209
TAYLOR@CONSOVOYMCCARTHY.COM
Ph: 703-243-9423
Party name: Jonathan F. Mitchell & Adam K. Mortara


Nicole A. Saharsky
Mayer Brown LLP
1999 K Street NW
Washington, DC 20006
NSAHARSKY@MAYERBROWN.COM
Ph: 202-263-3000
Party name: Juvenile Law Center, NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc., Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, and 65 Other Organizations and Individuals


Harry Sandick
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
1133 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
HSANDICK@PBWT.COM
Ph: (212)336-2000
Party name: Erwin Chemerinsky, et al.


Harry Sandick
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
1133 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
HSANDICK@PBWT.COM
Ph: (212)336-2000
Party name: SCHOLARS OF CRIMINAL LAW


Kent S. Scheidegger
Criminal Justice Legal Fdtn.
2131 L Street
Sacramento, CA 95816
briefs@cjlf.org
Ph: 9164460345
Party name: Criminal Justice Legal Foundation


Kymberlee Claire Stapleton
Criminal Justice Legal Foundation
2131 L Street
Sacramento, CA 95816
KYM.STAPLETON@CJLF.ORG
Ph: 916-446-0345
Party name: National Organization of Victims of Juvenile Murderers and Arizona Voice for Crime Victims, Inc.


Angela C. Vigil
Baker and McKenzie LLP
1111 Brickell Avenue Suite 1700
Miami, FL 33131
angela.vigil@bakermckenzie.com
Ph: 305-789-8904
Party name: Madge Jones, Tony Jones, Marty Jones and Nicolle Olson